Counselor Toolbox Podcast
Summary: Counselors, coaches and sober companions help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Addictions and Mental Health issues each year. Learn about the current research and practical counseling tools to improve your skills and provide the best possible services. Counselor Toolbox targets counselors, coaches and companions, but can also provide useful counseling self-help tools for persons struggling with these issues and their loved ones. AllCEUs is an approved counseling continuing education provider for addiction and mental health counselors in most states. Counseling CEUs are available for each episode.
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Overcoming hoarding, a mental disorder recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, requires more than pop psychology and a 30-gallon garbage bag. In the new book Conquer the Clutter, social worker Elaine Birchall, founder of the Canadian National Hoarding Coalition, and co-author Suzanne Cronkwright, provide practical strategies for regaining control. You can find Elaine at https://www.hoarding.ca to learn more and to buy her book.
~ Review the basics of psychodynamics ~ Phenomenological reality (autobiography) ~ Transference ~ Compare and contrast (are you safe now?) ~ Creating PACER safety and Mindfulness of the Present
Explore why it is important to envision a rich and meaningful life Identify how to envision a rich and meaningful life Learn how to set goals to achieve that rich and meaningful life
• Define vulnerabilities • Identify some of the most common vulnerabilities • Their effects • Ways to prevent them - Note: Each of the vulnerabilities has its own presentation. This section is designed to give you an overview and get you thinking about possible small changes that might have a big impact.
Mindfulness Overview - Differentiate between mindLESSness and mindFULness - Understand where mindLESSness came from - Define mindFULness - Explore ways mindFULness can help - Reduce emotional and physical distress and pain - Improve sleep - Improve Relationships - Explore activities that will help you - Become truly aware of your feelings, wants and needs - Develop skills that will help you observe, describe and participate
Review how tolerance develops Discuss the impact of addictive substances and behaviors on the brain and body
Review how tolerance develops Discuss the impact of addictive substances and behaviors on the brain and body
Types of Motivation * Motivation is essential for change * Motivation helps you identify why it is worth the effort to make a change * Motivation helps you keep going when the going gets tough * Change can be hard and uncomfortable * Motivation is different for different goals » Changing people, places and things « Motivation may decrease over time unless you actively maintain it * Going to meetings or counseling * Placing a priority on adequate quality sleep and stress management
Explore physical, affective, cognitive, environmental and relational triggers for both distress and happiness and discuss ways of mitigating the negative and enhancing the positive.
Enhancing Hardiness and Resilience
Summary - Trauma can enhance feelings of disconnectedness, helplessness and anxiety. - Trauma impacts people emotionally, mentally, physically, interpersonally, occupationally - By helping people develop trauma resiliency we can assist them in preventing PTSD after a trauma and breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma
Summary ~ Anger is a natural emotion. It is designed to alert people that there MIGHT be a problem. ~ When people are vulnerable or learned maladaptive ways of dealing with anger or simply never learned healthy coping skills they can experience anger management problems ~ Excessive anger negatively impacts people emotionally, mentally, physically, socially, occupationally, legally and spiritually. ~ Effective anger management involves preventing vulnerabilities, being aware of and working on “sensitive areas” or “threat areas,” preventing anger whenever possible and developing immediate coping responses to deal with it when it occurs.
Summary ~ Supportive interventions are necessary to help people radically accept their feelings and situation and get into their wise mind. ~ Solution-focused interventions will help them address the situation and start moving forward to break the distress cycle.
Interview with Dr. Lindsay Weisner. Author of "Ten Steps To Finding Happy: A Guide to Permanent Satisfaction." The book is available for pre-order at: https://amzn.to/2wmCTcU
Summary - Schema are lenses through which we predict and interpret situations - They are only as good as the knowledge and understanding of the situation - Schema often need to be altered as we gain new information
